# Dolphin Wave 90i

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-wave-90i
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/robotic-pool-cleaners
- Placement: #14 of 16 in Robotic Pool Cleaners, F tier
- Brand: Dolphin
- LP on this board: 170
- Last researched: 2026-08-30T01:47:06.505Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Listed as tested by a reputable source, demonstrating its presence and consideration within the category.

## For

- Present in market
- Tested by reputable source
- Affordable
- Easy setup
- Consistent performance

## Against

- Limited to smaller pool sizes
- Higher failure rate than peers
- Firmware stagnates
- One-year warranty

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 6 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Backed by one cited source so far

Limited coverage: fewer than two distinct outlets are cited for this placement. Read it as a weaker reading than a product with broad coverage.

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maytronics | Maytronics | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwy_TsF4sPE | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-nautilus-cc-plus |
| 2 | Aiper Scuba V3 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-scuba-v3 |
| 3 | Aiper Scuba S1 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-scuba-s1 |
| 9 | Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/beatbot-aquasense-2-ultra |
| 10 | Aiper Seagull SE | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-seagull-se |
| 11 | Polaris VRX iQ+ | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/polaris-vrx-iq |
| 12 | Dolphin Explorer E50 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-explorer-e50 |
| 13 | Aquabot REVA | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/aquabot-reva |
| 15 | Dolphin Cayman | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-cayman |
| 16 | Dolphin Cayman Pro | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-cayman-pro |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/robotic-pool-cleaners.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

https://stspimgdevmfyk46r5vwkay.blob.core.windows.net/images/products/dolphin-wave-90i.webp

Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.